Brunch, COCKTAILS & Lunch

“One mimosa, two mimosa, three mimosa brunch!”

The Blue Toque Gastro Diner located in the historic Arts Station in beautiful Fernie BC.

“Good eats and a cup of joe!”

Join us for a mimosa flight or caesar while enjoying our cross cultural cuisine. We offer an extensive menu to satisfy diners from omnivore to plant based diets. World flavours and re-imagined classic brunch favorites made fresh to order.

Need a caffeine pick me up? Our house blend drip coffee is organic, fair trade and locally roasted.. Enjoy an Americano or latte prepared by a barista on our vintage Elektra. Our bar opens at nine am where we pour thirteen varieties of mimosas and a seasonal craft cocktail menu.

Our eggs come from the closest provincially inspected farm that can provide for our volume, travelling less than 120 km to get here. Most commercially available eggs in the valley are produced through farms located near Edmonton or Lethbridge. These eggs are then shipped to Calgary for Fernie distribution. They will travel 600 km before they arrive in the Elk Valley.

Turkey and pork have a much lower carbon footprint than beef or lamb. We made the decision to phase high carbon producing meats from our regular menu.

It has become a food industry standard to add soy to increase protein percentages, salt and seasoning to act as moisture retainers and preservatives. We use natural turkey. That means no added salt, seasoning/MSG or soy protien.

Plant based dishes create lower carbon footprints. We have added even more of these items to our regular menu. We use GMO free tofu.

House made pulled turkey/pork/duck/jackfruit, 4-pepper salsa, tomato chutney, fruit compote, Ramesco, harissa, cheese and chipotle sauces, cashew-almond hollandaise, scallion creme and vinaigrettes. By creating real food not only do we offer a great tasting product to the consumer, we can control the nutritional value and waste created by these items.

You will receive one piece of toast with your order. We will happily provide you with more at no charge.

On a regular basis we assess our portion sizes paying particular attention to how much is being thrown out, this has led us to pare back on some items. Wasted food in landfills is one of the main sources of greenhouse. gases.

We pickle, dehydrate and freeze ripe excess produce and herbs. Our goal is to never throw out edible pre-customer product.

We are part of grassroots efforts to reduce landfill food waste; Fernie Food Share, in the summer partnering with Valley Vitals for composting and during the fall/winter partnering with a local gardener who takes our compostable refuse

.We recycle, reduce and reuse. This concept has been embraced in our day to day operations, here are a few examples: no single serving disposable condiments, no ice or straws in your drinking water, no single serve plastic bottled water, no plastic disposable sour cream ramekins.

Our take away containers and trash bags are compostable.

A 5% discount is offered to take-out leftovers when customers bringing their own containers.

To offset our carbon waste beginning May 2016 we purchase 25 trees per month through Tree-Canada as part of their national greening program.

Location & Hours

Allergy Policy

In our sincerest effort to accommodate all our guests we have assessed our operations and have determined that we have limitations in serving guests with serious allergies. The Blue Toque kitchen is very small, we are unable to have dedicated storage, prep areas, cooking equipment or cooks to accommodate allergen-free dining. All menu items may contain trace amounts of allergens, including but not limited to; tree nuts, sesame seeds, mustard, flour, dairy, soy, fish, shelll fish, legumes, mushrooms and egg products. Standard menu items follow a strict no alterations policy. Please inform your server prior to ordering if you have allergies and intolerances. We have prepared an allergy guide to aid in your selection. Guests with serious allergies must speak to a manager prior to ordering. We reserve the right to decline preparing certain dishes due to allergy concerns. No guarantees of allergen-free or cross-contact free can be made. The Blue Toque Diner Ltd. assumes no liability as a result of food related reactions.